Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-01
The Scotch Cutter Makes q Grand
Struggle but Gets Left.
Capt. Barr Seems DeSp0ndent and
CrfticiseS the Arrangements.
New York Illuminated and RejOic-
ing Over the Result.

New YORK, Sept. so.
S3o.-It is foggy with very little breeze,
wind east, 81 deg.
SANDY Hook, Sept 80.
Very foggy, wind east, twelve miles.
HIGHLANDS, N j., Sept. 80
S.55.-The weather this morning is even
worse than yesterday. Within the past two
hours heavy fog has settled. completely
shutting out the water view. There is a lit
tie wind overhead from the east. Very few
think there can be race. The Thistle is at
the Hook. The Volunteer has not yet come
down.
9.35.-It is raining in torrents. 1T prob
able that the fog will shortly clear. Wind
still holds good
% The wind is slowly but surely driv-
ing the fog over into the wids of Jersey
The yachts are now going out past the Hook
and a start will surely be made. The wind
is now fourteen miles an hour
The wind is hauling to the eastward and is
refreshing. 1t is blowing from fifteen to
twenty miles and the race promises TO be
quick one.
1912 The starting signal has just been
fred
l04S-The yachts crossed the line about
10 40. The haze prevented the exact time
OSlug tdheu from tHls point
1t is thought that the Volunteer had
slight advantage as they went over. They
are very close together and going very fast,
close hauled with booms to port.
SANDY Hook, Sept. 80
The wind is from east northeast, and blow
ing at the rate of twenty-four miles an hour.
1t is still foggy and light rain is falling.
The yachts are out of sight,
The Volunteer after the start beat to the
windward in grand fashion and through the
lifting fog could be seen gaining on the
Scotch cutter. Ten minutes after the start
the Volunteer was well to the windward and
pulling away from the Thistle.
O55.-The course is east by north.
The Volunteer is gaining on the Thistle
and getting to windward.
l200.-The sky is Frightening and the sun
is endeavoring to break through the mists
The yachts are out of sight. When last seen
they were heading east northeast and going
very rapidly with the gap widening little in
favor OF the Yankee. The wind still holds
east and blows about twenty to twenty-five
miles an hour.
The wind has increased several miles with
in the last half hour. A steamboat which
just same into the Horse Shoe reports hav-
ing passed the yachts eight miles east north
east of the starting point
The Volunteer was leading the Scotch cut
ter by an eigth of a mile. The sloop was to
windward and both were carrying top.ails
and the Volunteer stood up much better than
the Thistle.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 80.
~ 30.-The Volunteer leads the Thistle
more than mile off Long Beach heavy
sea is on.
SANDY Hook, Sept. 80.
l2.59.-Sandy Hook lightship is now vis-
bic to the naked eve. 1t is fast clearing
The wind has increased to thirty miles, north
east.
l.00.-At one o'clock the yachts are in
sight one mile south of Long Beach, where
the turning stakebost is stationed
The Volunteer is to the windward and lead
ing by one mile. She will turn the stake
boat in about ten minutes.
The Volunteer has her mainssil forestay-
sail. jib and working jb set The Thistle
has like complement OF sail.
HIGHLAND, Sept. 80.
1.15.-The fog is gradually clearing away
and fine view of the finish is probable
The yachts are beating to the south end
and can be seen on the horizon; wind east.
southeast, twenty miles.
SANDY Hook, Sept 80.
l.20.-The Volunteer has turned the stake
boat and is returning to the finish with spin
maker TO port and msinsail to starboard. She
broke out balloon Jib and topsail after
rounding. The sea is going down a trihe-
The Volunteer appears to take to the swell
with better grace than the Thistle.
The latter is all swash She buries her
bows dreadfully and it is plain to be seen she
is carrying too much canvass.
The flagship Electra is running on the
starboard side of the Volunteer All the ex-
cursion boats are steering ahead giving her a
great deal of their wash.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 80.
l40.-The Volunteer is two miles ahead.
SANDY HOOK, Sept. 80.
3.l5.-The Volunteer is about three miles
from the finish and is leading the Thistle by
about the same distance.
SANDY HEAD, Sept. 80.
3.22.-The Volunteer can be seen from
this port returning. The Thistle is not yet in
sight
SANDY Hook. Sept. 80.
The wind has fallen at lhis point to sixteen
miles an hour and the yachts are not Yet in
sight.
3.45. The Volunteer is now four miles
from the finishing line.
The Thistle is about two miles astern and
alongside the Mohican.
Both boats have spinnakers to port; wind,
nineteen miles Z. n. E.
3.30.-The outlines of a sloop was just
seen under press of canvass coming in
from the east, which is supposed to be the
Volunteer.
1t is getting hazy and objects at distance
are scarcely discernible.
New YORK, Sept. 80.
The Volunteer came mp amid blasts upon
blasts from steam whistles and crossed the
line at 4.2347.
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